Aboriginal Hunting Yin Yin Shi

Aboriginal men were hunters and they hunted birds and animals such as kangaroos, emus, wallabies, pademelons, possums, parrots, cockatoos, snakes, lizards, goannas, bats etc. The coastal people also fished and caught water animals such as whales, dugongs, stingrays and turtles. Men in Aboriginal

Women were gatherers and they collected plants and insects Women were gatherers and they collected plants and insects. They gathered small animals, seafood, insects, mushrooms and plant food. They needed the techniques, skills and knowledge to know where to find the bush tucker and also knew how to extract sugar, salt and other spices. In addition, they needed to know which plant are poison and knowing how to removed it. Women in Aboriginal

Australian indigenous people who lived inland were very clever animal trackers. They were able to tell from the grass where large animals had passed recently and in what direction they had gone. When they had to kill large animals, they often hunted in groups. In the coastal areas, much of hunting was done in the water. They use harpoons and spears when killing dugongs and whales but also fish and other smaller sea animals. Coastal vs Inland

The hunting techniques depended on where in Australia the tribe lived The hunting techniques depended on where in Australia the tribe lived. For example, the tribes in deserts would hunted large kangaroos and emus, while coastal communities ate a lot of seafood. The weapons that Aboriginal people have used since the Dreamtime are Spears, Stone Knives, Shields, Boomerangs and fighting stick. Hunting Techniques

The “nulla nulla” is a heavy headed weapon used in hunting, fighting and as a ceremonial tool. There are round headed nulla nulla, knob headed nulla nulla, beak headed nulla nulla and flat headed nulla nulla. Weapons